Local US newspaper workers allege Hearst is trying to ‘destroy unions’

Media company says it is ‘committed to good faith bargaining’ amid claims including contract violation Workers at local newspapers owned by Hearst allege the company is trying to “destroy unions” amid claims of widespread anti-union tactics, including violating union contracts and bad-faith bargaining. The Albany Newspaper Guild, which represents the Times Union newspaper in Albany, … Read more

NYC GOP hopeful says Mamdani ‘running city into the ground’ as taxes, crime fears fuel backlash

In Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York City, one Republican congressional candidate running in one of the bluest districts in the country says conservative principles can save the city from being “run into the ground.” “Mamdani does not represent where voters in my district are on the issues,” Caroline Shinkle, a Republican running in New York’s … Read more

Army cuts helicopters, pushes ‘Amazon for war’ as drone combat reshapes military

Army leaders signaled Wednesday that drone-heavy warfare and recent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are reshaping the service’s aviation and missile defense strategy, driving new scrutiny of helicopter programs and costly Patriot interceptor systems. The comments come as the Army’s fiscal year 2027 budget request sharply cuts the funding request for helicopter procurement, … Read more

Massive SPLC-linked grant under fire as watchdog exposes ties to middle school programs

FIRST ON FOX: A watchdog is sounding the alarm over at least $3.85 million in taxpayer-backed support tied to the Southern Poverty Law Center, including a multimillion-dollar federal grant for a university-led project that says it integrates SPLC’s racial justice curriculum into middle school classrooms. Using the power of public records requests, taxpayer watchdog OpenTheBooks … Read more

Trump’s new ‘slush fund’ for his pals | Politics Weekly America

This week, Donald Trump dropped a personal $10bn lawsuit he had against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a so-called anti-weaponisation fund. The $1.8bn fund will be used to compensate those who think they have been unfairly investigated by the government in the past. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the legal analyst Kristy Greenberg about … Read more